Switch Leader Podcast

Recognizing Student Behavioral Patterns

This week, Josh Baldwin talks with Jessica Waszak about the behavioral patterns of kids and teens. They discuss common reasons for different behaviors, what signs to look for, and how to help your students succeed in spite of what may appear to simply be poor behavior. There is always a reason for different behaviors, whether they're good or bad. Let's equip ourselves to understand those reasons and the underlying causes.

Seeing Through God's Lens: Growing in Grace

Josh Baldwin talks with Sam Groeschel about why giving and receiving grace is so important in youth ministry and in our faith. 

Are You Ready to Pivot?

Sometimes in life things just don't go as planned, and sometimes in Switch things are a little like that too. If you're not just going to roll with the punches, but you're actually going to see every obstacle as a new opportunity, then you better know how to pivot! This week Josh Baldwin and Qualan Johnson talk about how spiritual discernment is often lived out through a well developed pivot from one approach to another.

Spiritual Intensity Without Community?

Most of us have an idea in our head of what spiritual intensity is. Usually, it involved things like reading the bible, fasting, praying, etc. What about community though? Surely, given the emphasis Christ placed on community, it must play a role in our spiritual intensity, right? This week, we're talking about exactly that.

You Are the Thermostat

Katie Roanhaus and Josh Baldwin talk about the importance of not only setting culture for the long haul, but setting the temperature for each experience. You're a thermostat, not a thermometer. You don't measure the temperature, you set it!

Cultivating Empathy, Humility, and Influence

Being the most dedicated, best of the best type of leader, comes with some big advantages. That being said, it also presents some real traps we can fall into if we aren't careful. In this episode, Kaitlyn Caffrey and Josh Baldwin talk about how to cultivate empathy, humility, and influence. 

God's Creative Discipleship

James Meehan and Josh Baldwin talk about God's role in our discipleship as students and adults. God is much more creative than we often trust him to be. If you ever find yourself feeling frustrated with students making poor decisions, or impatient with what feels like slow progress, this episode is one you'll want to hear.

Fall vs Spring: What's the Difference?

Josh Baldwin and Luke Reynolds talk about some of the key differences that we experience in Switch between the two semesters, and how that could be an advantage to you! 

Series Overview: How We Follow Jesus

It's a new year and we're excited to share details with you about the upcoming Switch series. Listen as James Meehan and Josh Baldwin talk about content and the mission of Switch!

Not Just the Leaders of Tomorrow

In Switch, we believe that students are not the leaders of tomorrow, they are the leaders of today. Kaitlyn Caffrey and Josh Baldwin talk about some things we can be doing as leaders to make sure our students believe that about themselves.